Perry is out for a walk in Bol Park in Palo Alto, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. Perry, a miniature donkey, is supported by donations and volunteers in the Barron Park community. (LiPo Ching ...

He is best known for being the model for Donkey in Shrek. But to Palo Alto residents, more than 150 of whom attended his memorial on Sunday, he was just Perry, playful and sprightly, an iconic ...

Perry lived at Barron Park in Palo Alto, California, where he was beloved by staff and visitors. Animators from DreamWorks visited Perry to study his movements for the making of "Shrek." ...

Palo Alto Mayor Greer Stone with Perry the Donkey and Mike, a donkey handler, at Perry’s 30th birthday party in June 2024. Courtesy Karen Holman.

Perry, a famous donkey from Palo Alto that helped inspire the movie character "Donkey" in "Shrek," has died. 24/7 Live San Francisco East Bay South Bay Peninsula North Bay. Welcome, Mickey.

PALO ALTO, Calif. - Perry, the donkey that served as the model for "Donkey," a character in the "Shrek" movies, has died. He was 30. Perry died Saturday at Barron Park Donkeys, a pasture in Palo Alto.

Palo Alto helping pay medical bills for Perry, inspiration for donkey in 'Shrek' 03:18. PALO ALTO — The inspiration behind a beloved American film character lives in Palo Alto.

Perry poses for the camera on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, in Bol Park, Palo Alto, Calif. Christopher Partin/Special to SFGATE Even the sign has a donkey on it in Bol Park, Palo Alto, Calif.

One Palo Alto council member says neigh Perry, who turns 30 on Sunday, was used as a model in the design of the Donkey character in “Shrek.” (Courtesy of the Barron Park Donkey Project) ...

Film animators studied Perry as they created the Donkey character in ‘Shrek.’ Volunteers now tend to Perry in a pasture in Palo Alto, Calif.

Perry, the Bay Area donkey who was the inspiration behind the beloved character in the DreamWorks' 2001 film "Shrek," died at the age of 30. Ryan Yamamoto reports on “Gone Girl” kidnapper ...

Jerusalem miniature donkey Perry at Barron Park in Palo Alto, California. At 30 years old, Perry died on Jan. 2, 2025. Perry served as the model for the Donkey character in animated movie, "Shrek." ...